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CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-22, 1919.

1,387,237, Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters'Patentri Patented Aug. 9,1921.

Application filed August 22, 1919. Serial No. 319,142.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORA H. CAn'rLnDeE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improve ments inContainers, of which the following exact description. I

The present invention relatesv to containers, more particularly adaptedfor containing and dispensing liquid products, such as salad oils,evaporated milk, syrups, etc.

An object of the invention is to provide for an effective draining ofthe contents of the, container and to prevent waste in dispensing fromthe container by the flowing of the contents over the outer surface ofthe container.

In containers as now commonly used,

there is a narrow flange at the top surrounding the opening whichreceives the sealing cap, and in dispensing liquid products therefrom,the flange prevents a complete draina ing of the contents from thecontainer. As

a consequence, a considerable waste ensues, and further, in suchcontainers considerable annoyance and waste is caused in the dispensingoperation, for the reason that the contents in passing over the flangeflows over the outer surface of the container, which not only causeswaste, but is very annoying,

making the container a disagreeable article. to handle. Such ObJQCtlOllSare overcome by the dispensing container constituting the subject of thepresent invention.

The present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich- I Figure 1 shows in perspective a dispensingcontainer embodyingthe invention;

Fig. 2 shows a vertical, sectional view;

Fig. 3 shows a top view'illustrating'the pouring opening; and

Fig. 4 shows a view similarto Fig. 2, but showing the flange cut to formthe pouring opening. 7 V z Similar reference. characters will beemployed to designate corresponding parts.

The container consists of a substantially cylindrical body portion 1permanently closed at its lower end by a bottom 2 and having at itsupper end a' flange 3 which receives a removable frictionally heldsealing cap 4 which fits in and is fixedly held in a circular opening inthe flange 3. As so far described, the container is of usual andordinary construction and is of a form which is now commonly used,beinggenerally made thin sheet materia In such containers muchdifficulty is experienced in draining the contents and this has resultedin a considerable waste. I provide for the effective draining of thecontents by providing the body tion 1 with a vertically extendingdrainage channel 5, which as shown,'is formed by bulging the bodyportion 1, in theprocess of manufacturing the body portion by a suit ofsheet. metal such as tin or other suitable able die and extendingv theflange 3 at one' point as shown at 6 to cover the drainage channel atthetop,

such drainage channel exof the body portion 1 to a point at or near thebottom thereof, the bottom of the con-.

tamer being preferably'circular, and provid- Y ing-upon the innersurface ofthe container a drainage channel 'or gutter. end of thechannel 5 is closed by a'portion of the'flange 3 projecting in the formof a semi-circular lip 6 outside of the; flange of the cap 4.

' The upper The proj ction formed by the channel 5',

while suflicient to effectively act as a. drainer and dispenser, is notlarge enough to 'interferewith the packing of the receptacles in ashipping case; in fact, they may be so placedin a shipping case that theprojections will comewithin the space formed betweenadj acentcontainers.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the receptacle facilitate the draining of theentire contents, I

thus eliminating waste.

Having thusdescribed invention, 1'

claim as new, and desire-to secure by Letters Patent: I s

1. A dispensing container, comprising" a body p'ortion,'a verticallyextending drain ing channel formedin the wall thereof'and dischargingedge of the wall and'extended to cover the upper end of the channel, afilling openin from the upper edge thereof, a flange permanently securedabout'the upper in said flange and a sealing cap fitted in the i flangeopening. g r I 2. A dispensing container, comprislng a 7 0 tendingdownwardly from the upper edge body port-ion, a vertically extendingdrainlng' channel formed in the Wall thereof and dischurging frmn upperedge thereof,

said channel extendlng from a point at or near the bottom of the bodyportion to the upper edge and gradually enlarged 0n diverging lines fromthe bottom to the top,

cover the upper end of the channel, a, filling 10' opening formed insaid flange and a sealing cap fitted to the epenmg.

CORA H. CARTLEDGE.

